The great seal, first adopted in 1893 and since modified, depicts the figures of Liberty and Plenty turned to face each other before a background of mountains and an ocean with a ship. The date May 20, 1775, as on the state flag, appears at the top of the seal between the figures. The state's motto, “Esse Quam Videri” (To Be Rather Than to Seem), is at the bottom of the seal.